Peter S. Beagle
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Peter Soyer Beagle (April 20, 1939) is an American fantasist and author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays.
Bilbiography, selected
Books
- 1978: The Film Book of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (based on screenplay)
- 1991: After the King: Stories In Honor of J.R.R. Tolkien (as contributor)
Articles
- 1966: Holiday
- (June:) "Tolkien's Magic Ring"
- 1966: The Tolkien Reader
- "Tolkien's Magic Ring"
- 1982: The Hobbit (US revised edition)
- "About the Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien"
- 1984: Fantastists on Fantasy
- "Tolkien's Magic Ring"
Filmography
- 1978: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) (screenplay, with Chris Conkling)
- 2005: Ringers: Lord of the Fans (interviewee)
Convention appearances
Quotes
- "I did want to be involved in some sort of a Tolkien project and at that time it was the only game in town. The idea of doing it live 25 years ago was inconceivable"
- ― Peter S. Beagle on animation, Ringers: Lord of the Fans
- "As for Saul Zaentz and The Lord of the Rings, I wrote and rewrote that script God knows how many times, eight or nine at least, for a consultant's fee with the understanding that when Part 2 came along I would be paid extra to compensate for the skimpy payment on Part 1. Well there never was a Part 2, and Saul Zaentz never felt morally obliged to live up to the promise he made."
- ― Peter S. Beagle on Saul Zaentz, Interview.